{
  "id": 9326428,
  "title": "Hong Kong pledges lenient approach on 10-12 hours of civil service family leave",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/hong-kong-pledges-lenient-approach-on-10-12-hours-of-civil-service-9326428",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T11:15:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368530/hong-kong-pledges-lenient-approach-10-12-hours-civil-service-family-leave"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong authorities have pledged to take a lenient approach when approving applications for a new scheme granting civil servants 10 to 12 hours of family care leave annually from next year. The initiative, first announced in last week’s annual policy address, will allow staff to leave work temporarily to deal with personal matters, such as accompanying family members to hospital or attending…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Hong Kong pledges lenient approach on 10-12 hours of civil service family leave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/hong-kong-pledges-lenient-approach-on-10-12-hours-of-civil-service",
        "published": "2026-09-23T11:15:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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